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Base DAI transfer notifications, delivered as webhooks

Get a signed webhook when a Base address sends or receives Dai Stablecoin (DAI). Chainhook waits 20 blocks, about 40 seconds, then posts the transfer to your endpoint.

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DAI on Base at a glance

The contract Chainhook watches, how amounts are scaled, and how long DAI takes to reach your endpoint.

Token
Dai Stablecoin (DAI)
Network
Base
Contract
0x50c5725949a6f0c72e6c4a641f24049a917db0cb
Decimals
18
Confirmations
20
Time to webhook
About 40 seconds

How DAI ERC-20 webhooks work

Base blocks arrive every 2 seconds. A poller per address adds up quickly, and missed polls mean missed payments. Chainhook scans every block, waits 20 confirmations, and sends you one event per matching transfer.

  1. Register the address

    Create a webhook with network: "base", type: "token" and the address you want to watch. The signing secret is returned once.

  2. Chainhook waits for confirmations

    Every Base block is scanned. A matching DAI transfer is held until it is 20 blocks deep, about 40 seconds.

  3. Your endpoint gets a signed POST

    A transfer.detected event arrives with an X-Webhook-Signature header. Failed attempts are retried automatically, up to 3 attempts in total, waiting 1 minute, then 5 minutes between attempts.

POST /v1/webhooks

{
  "network": "base",
  "type": "token",
  "direction": "in",
  "address": "0x5b8ddac816baad6111c7c7b39c88355c00ba7ea1",
  "webhook_url": "https://api.example.com/webhooks/chainhook"
}

Sample webhook payload

What your endpoint receives for an incoming DAI transfer on Base. amount is already scaled by decimals; amount_raw is the on-chain integer.

DAI on Base

POST /webhooks/chainhook HTTP/1.1
Host: api.example.com
Content-Type: application/json
User-Agent: chainhook/1.x
X-Webhook-Id: 01a0fbfd-4fe4-7a3c-8f21-6b9d0e4c7a15
X-Webhook-Signature: 7a12d02673420517279805cf8188a1a62c6f69706161ba5cf0a8ec91ea66b8e3

{
  "id": "01a0fbfd-4fe4-7a3c-8f21-6b9d0e4c7a15",
  "event": "transfer.detected",
  "created_at": "2026-10-02T09:41:17Z",
  "webhook_id": "01a0fbf2-fadc-7c3e-9b1a-4d6f2e8a5c71",
  "data": {
    "network": "base",
    "direction": "in",
    "type": "token",
    "transaction_hash": "0xa83a048ea21fa019f5a9a0f35dfdf558a4edd9294ee0829e20302ebe6923c714",
    "transfer_index": 21,
    "block_number": 52887250,
    "block_hash": "0xbcbe46b5dc11274a52a9b7fbc0efbc0072cb7356bfe91f0cad9f618f3f24a9d8",
    "block_timestamp": "2026-10-02T09:41:05Z",
    "confirmations": 20,
    "from": "0x3c3facc56a38aab3314e6a46dc4f1c9f303b023e",
    "to": "0x5b8ddac816baad6111c7c7b39c88355c00ba7ea1",
    "currency": "DAI",
    "amount": "250",
    "amount_raw": "250000000000000000000",
    "decimals": 18,
    "contract_address": "0x50c5725949a6f0c72e6c4a641f24049a917db0cb"
  }
}

Verify the signature

X-Webhook-Signature is a hex HMAC-SHA256 of the raw body, keyed with your webhook's secret. Reject any request where it doesn't match.

import crypto from 'node:crypto';
import express from 'express';

const app = express();

app.post(
  '/webhooks/chainhook',
  express.raw({ type: 'application/json' }),
  (req, res) => {
    const signature = req.get('X-Webhook-Signature') ?? '';
    const expected = crypto
      .createHmac('sha256', process.env.CHAINHOOK_SIGNING_SECRET)
      .update(req.body)
      .digest('hex');

    const valid =
      signature.length === expected.length &&
      crypto.timingSafeEqual(Buffer.from(signature), Buffer.from(expected));

    if (!valid) {
      return res.sendStatus(401);
    }

    const event = JSON.parse(req.body);
    // Skip event.id if you've already processed it.

    res.sendStatus(200);
  },
);

Crediting DAI deposits safely

Only this contract

Chainhook reports DAI transfers from 0x50c5725949a6f0c72e6c4a641f24049a917db0cb only. Tokens on Base that copy the DAI name or symbol are ignored, so a spoofed deposit never reaches your endpoint.

18 decimals

DAI on Base uses 18 decimals. Credit the amount string, or scale amount_raw by decimals; never parse amounts as floating-point numbers.

One webhook for every stablecoin

A webhook with type: "token" reports every listed token on the address. Filter on currency and contract_address if you only accept DAI.

Credit once per transfer

Delivery is at least once. Store the event id, or transaction_hash with transfer_index, and skip events you have already processed.

Pay per detection

Start with 100 trial detections for 1 month and pay only for what you use. Paid plans add detections, webhooks, and per-detection overage.

  • Pay as you go

    $0/month

    Card required, no monthly fee

    • 100 trial detections for 1 month
    • 3 active webhooks
    • $0.001 per detection after the trial
    • Decoded transfers, delivered once confirmed
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  • Starter

    $9/month

    or $90/year billed yearly

    • 25,000 detections a month
    • 25 active webhooks
    • $0.0006 per extra detection
    • Decoded transfers, delivered once confirmed
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    Growth

    $29/month

    or $290/year billed yearly

    • 100,000 detections a month
    • 100 active webhooks
    • $0.0003 per extra detection
    • Decoded transfers, delivered once confirmed
    Subscribe

  • Scale

    $99/month

    or $990/year billed yearly

    • 400,000 detections a month
    • 200 active webhooks
    • $0.0002 per extra detection
    • Decoded transfers, delivered once confirmed
    Subscribe

Enterprise

Custom limits for teams that need more than 400,000 detections a month or more than 200 active webhooks. Contact us and we'll set up a plan around your volume.

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DAI on Base questions

Can't find your answer? Contact support.

What is the DAI contract address on Base?

0x50c5725949a6f0c72e6c4a641f24049a917db0cb, with 18 decimals.

How do I detect an incoming DAI transfer on Base?

Create a webhook with network: "base", type: "token", direction: "in" and the receiving address. Each confirmed DAI transfer arrives as a transfer.detected event.

How long until a DAI transfer is reported?

About 40 seconds. Chainhook waits 20 blocks on Base before it sends the event.

Does Chainhook need my private key?

No. Chainhook only reads public blockchain data. You register a public address and receive events about it.

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